Chapter 5 Backup; Backing Up Data On The Terastation; Backup Modes - Buffalo TeraStation 3010 User Manual

Chapter 5 Backup

Chapter 5 Backup

Backing Up Data on the TeraStation

You can back up the TeraStation folders to another shared folder on the same TeraStation, a connected USB drive, or
a shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device, either on the same network or on another network.
Network

Backup Modes

The following types of backup are available from this TeraStation. To restore data from backup, refer to the
"Restoring Backup Data"
Full Backup
All files in the source will be backed up to the destination. You can specify how many backup versions to keep from
1–400, or select "Unlimited" to keep all backups until the drive is full. If you specify a number of backup versions,
the backup destination folder should be on the same TeraStation or on an external USB drive attached to that
TeraStation.
The backup data will be stored in the folder whose name will be the backup date and time.
• Folders available as backup sources:
◦ Shared folder on the backup source TeraStation (excluding the "info" folder)
◦ USB drive connected to the backup source TeraStation
◦ Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device
◦ Shared folder on another rsync-compatible device
• Folders available as backup destinations:
◦ Shared folder on the backup source TeraStation (excluding the "info" folder)
◦ USB drive connected to the backup source TeraStation
◦ Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device
◦ Shared folder on another rsync-compatible device
*1 You can select up to the second level of folders. However, if the folder name of a second level folder contains "@",
that folder may not appear as the target folder.
LAN port 1
(Static IP)
LAN port 1
(Static IP)
section below.
Backup Source
Backup Destination
*2
*2, 3
*2, 3, 4
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LAN port 2
(Static IP)
LAN port 2
(Static IP)
*1
*2